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Emanuel County Special Olympics!
Opening ceremonies for Emanuel County Special Olympics and competitions were held Friday, March 30 at Tiger Field at Swainsboro High school. Superintendent Butch Frye gave the welcome and Rev. Cail Pressey gave the invocation. The National Anthem was sung by Donald Jenkins. Presentation of Colors w... More...
Nominees named for Tech president

Three nominees have been named by the Department of Technical and Adult Education (DTAE) for the presidential position at Swainsboro Technical College. In alphabetical order, the nominees are: 1. William L. Calhoun (Larry), currently interim president at Georgia Aviation Technical College in East... More...

Litterbugs fined in Magistrate Court

Emanuel County Magistrate Judge Ronald Wiggins would like local residents to know that the court is taking a hard stance on littering. Last week, three people were cited and fined. Stephen R. Gross and Mark Edward Webber, both of Swainsboro, were fined $135 each and ordered to clean up the propert... More...

 Inside Front
•SHS Class of 1988
The Swainsboro High School Class of '88 is beginning to plan a 20 year class reunion. If interested, please plan to meet at El Valle on Thursday, April 12 at 6:30 p.m. Please call Tammie Grimes Cross at 912-562- 3210 or Holly Overstreet Moss at 478-237-8558 with any questions. More...
•SNL tickets
•Holy wigs, Batman!
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 News
•Council proposes two meetings
Swainsboro City Council voted to change its charter and schedule two meetings a month instead of one. Councilmember Rita Faulkner made the motion to return to two meetings a month because she said that council members need to be briefed on more city business and to meet more to discuss these issues... More...
•GREA award
•CRCT testing
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 Community
•Gordon celebrates birthday
Omar Gordon, son of Jeremy and Tara Pullens, celebrated his 7th birthday with a party Friday, March 23 at the Vann Community Center in Swainsboro. He turned 7 years old that day. The theme of the party was "Spongebob Squarepants," complete with all the decorations. More...
•Birthdays
•Peebles celebrates 5th birthday
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 Sports
•Tiger tennis ends regular season
From Swainsboro High School SHS finished regular play this past week with their two strongest opponents. On Tuesday, March 27th, the teams hosted Screven County who usually perform well in state play every year. The tiger girls went into this week with an impressive undefeated record of 7-0 whi... More...
•Wicker scholarship applications available
•Weight loss support group at EMC
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 Obituaries
•Obituaries
Jimmy Dell Worthen, 64 SWAINSBORO- Funeral for Jimmy Dell Worthen, 64, was held Saturday, March 24, 2007 at 1 p.m. at St. Phillips Baptist Church. Burial was in Swainsboro City Cemetery. He died March 16, 2007 after a brief illness. Mr. Worthen was born in Swainsboro March 16, 1943 to the late Ji... More...
•Frank Jordan, 59
•Jennifer Dawn Lamm, 30
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 Columns
•Wonderful wordplay
This week, I would like to share with you some wordplay e-mails I have received recently. Being a student of the English language as we all are, I hope you enjoy these as much as I have. Thanks to two of my brothers-in-law, Jim and Kevin, and Uncle Donald for supplying these laughers. More...
•Eating habits and the Low Country Boil war
•Playing the percentages on April Fool's Day
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 Letters
•DEAR EDITOR:
It is time for America to either get moving, or for the people of America to move--to another country, that is. The last choice would seem to be the thing to do if you cannot afford health insurance anymore. I can't. I've recently been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The bill for the blo... More...
•Savvy Senior Life settlements
•Dear Towser......
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 Legals
•Legal Notices
In The Superior Court Of Emanuel County State Of Georgia Jennifer Frawley Horton Plaintiff Vs. Quentin Lee Horton Defendant Civil Action File No. More...
•PUBLIC NOTICE
•PUBLIC HEARING
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